Augustus Jackson

Intro 
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Oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh 

 
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Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla ice-cream 
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Old Augustus Jackson's got an ice-cream machine 
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He puts in a little flavour and sugar and ice 
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Then he mixes it with salt and cream 
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It taste real nice___ 
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Oooh-oooh 

 
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Augustus Jackson was a free black man 
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A chef at the White House for the Madisons 
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He came to Philadelphia when they set him free 
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He started making ice-cream on Goodwater Street 
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And the people all came 
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Calling out his flavours by name 
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Oooh-oooh 


C 
Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla ice-cream 
F 
Old Augustus Jackson's got an ice-cream machine 
   G 
He puts in a little flavour and sugar and ice 
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Then he mixes it with salt and cream 
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And makes it taste mighty nice___ 
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Oooh-oooh 

 
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Augustus Jackson invented a way 
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To make ice-cream last for days and days 
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He built an empire up from the ground 
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By shipping ice-cream in tins all over town 
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No matter what flavour you are 
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You can fill up a spoon at Jackson's ice-cream bar 
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Oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh 


C 
Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla ice-cream 
F 
Old Augustus Jackson's got an ice-cream machine 
   G 
He puts in a little flavour and sugar and ice 
        F 
Then he mixes it with salt and cream 
                C 
It taste real nice___ 
     G          C 
Oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh